ken

Speech parts

1. ken - Noun

2. ken - Verb

4. Ken - Proper noun

Meaning

A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves.

To know; to understand; to take cognizance of.

To recognize; to descry; to discern.

To look around.

Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sight cognizance view knowledge understanding perception grasp comprehension awareness pennyroyal see range sense know compass
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Antonyms

mistake ignorance coma misunderstanding blindness misconception
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Hypernyms

range compass reach knowing grasp

Phrases with the word

beyond your ken play jan-ken-pon gentry cove's ken queer-ken hall padding-ken sansukumi ken

Derivatives

kenned kenning kent

Examples

beyond my ken Source: Internet

out of sight of land Source: Internet

” (2019, not rated), British filmmaker Ken Loach explores the stresses of the gig economy through the experiences of a British working-class family. Source: Internet

1990s architects such as William McDonough and Ken Yeang applied environmentally responsible building design to large commercial buildings, such as office buildings, making them largely self-sufficient in energy production. Source: Internet

1971 Selected Letters of Cotton Mather by Ken Silverman, Louisiana State University Press. Source: Internet

A Canadian citizen was turned away at the northern border as a part of President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on people who have visited China before their arrival in the United States, acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said Monday. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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